Window and show-case display rack



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L. E. MILLER WINDOW AND SHOWCASE DISPLAY RACK Filed May 9, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 L. E. MILLER WINDOW AND SHOWCASE DISPLAY RACK Filed May 9,

1921 '2 Shets-Sheet 2 Patented @ct. 23, 5.1

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnsrm ERNST a citizen of the United States, resid n at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and S tate of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window and Show-Case Display Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to means employed for displaying articles of merchandise, and more particularly to a display'rack designed and adapted to be used in groups for supporting a series of shelves arrangedat driferent heights and in angular relation for displaying thereon articles of merchandise in an attractive manner in a window or show case. p

The invention will first be hereinafter more particularly described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and then pointed out in the claims at the end of the desciption.

In said drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective 'view of an'extensible display rack embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation of the rack shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the adjustable member of the rack removed from the main or lower section; and

Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a group of display racks embodying my invention with shelves 1 or plates of glass sup ported thereon at different heights and in angular relation for displaying sundry articles in a windowor show case in a very attractive manner.

Referring to said drawings, in which the same reference letters are used to denote corresponding parts in difierent views, the letter A denotes a hollow standard, which is preferably square in cross-section, though other forms may be employed, and has alined perforations or holes a and a therethrough, one series of which extends substantially at right angles to the other series, and in each series of holes isremovably inserted a series of rods or pins B, B, which are preferably of different lengths, the shorter pin being at the top and the series gradually increasing in length toward the I. a AND snow-on msrnnr noon 1!. I semi no. ceases.

lower end of the standard. Within the hollow standard is placed a vertically slidable member A, which is formed or provided with two series of holes a and 0, adapted .to register with the holes a and a in the tions with the movable section raised to any desired height. The movable section A also has formed thereon or secured thereto cross bars B and B on which a basket of flowers or other articles may be placed.

- This device will be found especially useful in gents furnishing stores or book stores or sheet music stores or other establishments for displayin articles thereon and especially in window ressing or show case display, where it is desired to have a number of shelves of the same Width or of different widths :arranged one above another and others in angular relation, as shown, for example, in Fig. 4 of the drawings wherei series of shelves or plates of glass coiiii or more racks rests upon the pins of one series at different elevations while other shelves rest upon pins of another series in angular relation to the first mentioned shelves, for displaying different kinds of articles at higher or lower levels as desired, the racks being extensible for displaying largerarticles requiring a higher standard or support higher up and other articles of smaller size lowerdown. The pins being arranged at right angles to each other, one series of shelves may be supported thereon at right angles to another series, or at an angle thereto; and diagonally arranged shelves ma be su ported at one end on a rack at the ront w ile the other end is-supported on a rack at the rear, as indicated in Fig. 4. Various other combinations may be used which will readily suggest themselves to the window dresser having occasion to use such devices.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-,

ters Patent of the United States is:

1. A window and show case display rack comprising a hollow base member, the interior of which is angular in cross-section, and an exteriorly correspondingly shaped member slidably fitted within said base member and vertically adjustable therein, each member having a plurality of vertical series of spaced holes therethrough, one series extending substantially at right angles a ecting two to the other series, and the holes through each member registering with correspondin holes through the other, member, a plurality of vertical series of pins removably inserted through said holes, each series projecting. in opposite directions from opposite sides of said interfitting members, and

pins removably inserted in each series of holes and projecting in opposite directions -from opposite sides of the standard, one

series of pins projecting substantially at right angles to another series, and each series gradually increasing in length from the uppermost to the lowermost one in the series.

3. A display rack comprising a sectional standard, the lower section being hollow and having a vertically movable section housed therein, the latter carrying crossarms at its upper end resting upon the top of said hollow section, eachof the combined sections having a pluralit of vertical series of holes therein, the ho es in one section registering with the holes" in the other section, and one series of holes extending sub stantially at right angles to the holes of another series, and pins removably inserted in each series of holes and'projectin in oppo-. site directions from opposite si es of the standard.

4. In combination, a roup of window and show case display rac s comprising sectional standards telescopically connected, each having a plurality of vertical series of holes therethrough and vertical series of pins inserted through registering holes in the connected sections, each series of pins projecting in opposite directions from opposite sides of the standard substantially at right angles to the other series, and a series of shelves supported upon the projectin ends of the pins of a plurality of space standards, for displaying articles on said standards and shelves.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LESLIE ERNST MILLER. Witnesses:

GEO. L. OGDIN, C. H. EDMUNDS. 

